Automatic valve.



J. R. SCOTT.

AUTOMATIC: VALVE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, y1913.

1, 111,409. Patented Asept. 22, 1914.

C O ff WITNESSES i J IiENTo/e @Horne/V5 IUE NURR'IS PETERS C0.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. u. r

sTATEs 1 PATENT oEEIcE.l

JOHN` It. SCOTT, or CHARLESTON, WEST 'VIRGINIA fAUToivLeiTIc vALvE.

y "To cllwhom #may Gomera:

Be it known that I, JOHNR. SooTT,"`a citizen of the United States, residing at Charleston', in the county of Kanawha and State ofy West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic `make and use the saine.

Valves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to` whichv it appertains to t This inventionrelates to a gas valve havi ing a safety shut-off device controlled by the flow of gas therethrough. v

The invention has for its object to provide a valve adapted for connection with the `flexible tubejofaportable heating stove or device, and having `means' for automatically shutting off .the `flow Vof y gas at the valve should the flexible tube breaker lbecome dis- ["connected. l l 1 Another Objectis toprovide a' valve with an automatic shut-offl device controlled by `the flowrof fluid therethrough, and which `will automaticallyopen when the gas` is cut off at the valve and remain open as longlas f be positive in operation. i

the'gas flows at a predetermined velocity. t

Another object is to `"generally improve and'cheapen the construction of this' type of valve, and to` provide a devicewhich will In the accompanyingdrawing, Figure i represents a longitudinal sectional .r view through thevalve on the linel-l of Fig. 2,-' and, Fig. 2 represents asectional View on theline 2 2 of'Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing, wherein simi- `lar referencenumerals indicate correspond- V inthe threaded end of the body 1 and `topa Copies-of this patentmay-be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

suitable coupling 7 adapted for connection ,i

with the supply pipe 8.' .The sleeve 6 provides a housing for a ball 9 adapted for en-` gagement against the tapered wall or seat 5 of the body l, and prevented from disen- Specicatonof lLetters laltent. v Patented Sept, 22, 1914` Application/med 'July 31,1913. seraiNo; 782,369. f

gagement' from the sleeve by a retainer 10 consisting of a suitably bent `at its ends and soldered or otherwise secured within the sleeve.

As shown in full linesiin the drawing, the ball 9 is seated against its seat-5 and the flow of gas-.is substantially cut olf. This is the positioninto which the ball is moved, after the tube Lt becomes broken or disconnected, by the increased velocity of the gas. The valve 2.-is`` subsequently closed and the gas pressure on both sides of the ball quickly equalized vby the gas escaping between the seat 5 and ball and into the space betweeen the latter and thevalve 2, thus allowingthe ball to roll'down the inclined bottom ofthe l seat 5 and to assume the approximate position indicated in dotted lines at 11 in Fig. l. In ordinary use, the velocity of the gas current is checked by the consuming4 appliance and the weight of the ball 9 retains it .in the positionv shown in dotted lines `at 11.

vW'hatI claim as new is; v In combination with a gasvvalve having a small cylindrical bore, of a nozzle formed ff integral therewith y'at one end, v,an enlarged socket member lformed integrally therewith atthe opposite end, a rotary valve posivtioned intermediate said ends,a removable sleeve having a large cylindrical bore and I adapted to threadmgly engage said socket,l n Va rusto-conical surfaceV connecting said `small bore with said large bore, a ball nor- `mally contained whollywithin said removable sleeve when said rotary valve is open and a normal consumption of gas is taking place,"said ball valve being adapted tofseat against Said frusto-conical surface and wholly within said enlarged socket member when said rotary valve is open but no gas-isV beingconsumed, and a retaining., rod positioned at ,the inlet end of' said removable sleeveto prevent ,displacement of the ball `in that direction.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to,v this specification in the presence `of i two subscribing witnesses. JOHN E. scoTT. -Witnessesz -I y l l FRANK R. I-IURLBUTT,

RoBT. DOUGLAS ROLLER. 

